2011 Fall Leadership Summit

Virtual Briefing Book

We have tried to make all of the resources available so you may research particular areas of interest and and work on new ideas from the Summit.  We hope the Summit engaged you in the development and sustainability of high quality public charter schools in South Carolina.

Legislative Resources

• Current SC Charter Law:  CHAPTER 40 - CHARTER SCHOOLS
• Current Regulations:  ARTICLE 26 Charter Schools: 43-601 Procedures and Standards for Review of Charter School Application (6/26/09)
• Charter Bill 3241 - currently on the floor of the Senate at 3rd reading
• PCSASC Summary of H3241
• Model Charter Law by NAPCS
• SC Model Law Ranking
• Russ Caldwell - 12 things investors in the capital markets look at and consider as favorable state level financing provisions.pdf

• Lisa Grover of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools: Lisa Grover's Powerpoint on Strengthening SC Charter Laws
• Craig Parks, SC Senate Finance:  Senate Finance Update Powerpoint

Facilities Resources

From Self Help:

Facility Financing 101 with Jane Ellis of Self Help - slides from her powerpoint

• "A banker's advice to charter schools,"
• Charter Lending Overview
• Charter School Loan Application,
• Cash Flow Projection Worksheet,

About Bonds:

• Reid Cavnar's Bond Financing Slides
• From LISC - Mentioned by Maria Sazon and Russ Caldwell:  Charter School Bond Issuance: A Complete History

From the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools:

• As mentioned by Maria Sazon: How Innovative School Districts are Learning to Share Public Education Facilities with Charter Schools

SC Office of School Facilities:

• OSF Website
• 2011 Planning and Construction Guide (499 Kb, PDF) Effective March 15, 2011
  Relocatable Classroom Guide
• Charter Facilities Requirements

Charleston Development Academy:

Charleston Development Academy - Learning Cottage Slides 9.27.11.pdf

Here’s the link to the video about CDA's amazing scholars and their learning cottage: http://www.vimeo.com/9153823

Other Resources:

• A Decade of Results: Charter School Loan & Operating Performance
• Consensus for Reform: A Plan for Collaborative School Co-locations.
• Asset Lifecycle Model for Total Cost of Ownership Management: Framework, Glossary & Definitions.

 High Quality Charter School Resources

Consensus Frameworks on Academic and Operational Quality

• A Framework for Academic Quality (2008)
• A Framework for Operational Quality (2009)

• Building Charter School Quality in Colorado (January 2011)

• Colorado Charter School: Standard Application, Checklist and Review Rubric (January 2011)
• Colorado Charter School: A Resource for Developing Charter School Contracts (January 2011)
• Colorado Charter School: Sample Contract Language and Attachments (January 2011)
• Colorado Charter School: Sample Renewal Framework (January 2011)
• Colorado Charter School: Sample Closure Framework (January 2011)

• Alternative Growth Goals for Students Attending Alternative Education Campuses (Technical Report) (May 2010)
  
• Are Alternative Growth Goals Warranted for Colorado's Alternative Education Schools and Students? (May 2010)
  
• Alternative Growth Goals for Alternative Education Students: Using NWEA's MAP Assessment (November 2009

• Closing the Skill Gap: New Options for Charter School Leadership